Because they hold the word of God supreme over the traditions of men.
That's it.
We do not give lip service to an organization or church but instead view the world in comparison to the word God.
The ones who do not meet that muster are the ones who hate us.
Before the reader gets their panties in a wad, understand this, we look at ourselves in that lense too. Otherwise we would have no appreciation for our salvation.
The Catholic Church put the canon of scripture together. This isn't debateable.
2 Thess 2:14 destroys your interpretation of what tradition is.
I think you mean 2 Thessalonians 2:15.
13 But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth: 14 whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. 15 Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle. 16 Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace, 17 comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work.
The context is clear that Paul is telling the church at Thessolinica to keepnthe traditions the apostles have taught them and not some other traditions of men. Since you appear to want to argue for Catholic traditions, you have to remember that many of those were established after the death of the apostles and thus, cannot be considered true traditions of the apostles but rather teachings of third parties, and thus, outside of the teachings of Christ, the apostles, or the gospels.
Matthew 15:1-6
15 Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying, 2 Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread. 3 But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition? 4 For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death. 5 But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; 6 and honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.
Your interpretation is wrong. The Church never interpreted it that way. Read the early church fathers. Stop making yourself head of the Church. Protestants have no authority to interpret scripture. The Church never believed what Protestants believe. It's amazing to me how Protestants conveniently ignore 1500 years of Christendom and somehow magically come to the conclusion everyone was wrong for the first 1500 years of Christian history, the hubris is amazing.
Catholics will burn you alive for this heresy.
Its bible. Not the word of God. Even Satan has a bible....
Who do you think "our" is in that verse? It's Paul's ministry that Thessalonica can attribute their salvation to.
The Catholic Church began well after this.
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